For the final morning show of 2019 and the decade of the 2010’s, we looked back! Here’s what we found!
The Meme of the Year!
THE WHITE CAT MEME!
It features two photos – one of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” cast member Taylor Armstrong taken during a heated exchange with co-cast member Camille Grammer while trying to be consoled by fellow housewife Kyle Richards. The other half of the meme originated from Tumblr where a user named DeadBeforeDeath posted a pic of a white cat in front of a plate of vegetables with a bewildered look on his face with the caption “he no like vegetables.” In case you were wondering, the cat’s name is “Smudge”. It appears that the meme first went viral back in May of 2019 on Twitter, but the conventional form of the meme actually launched not long after that from Reddit. The rest, has been history. If you can think of differing opinions, you’ve likely either seen or created a version of this meme yourself. And if you haven’t, google it for hours of hilarity!
Cool note…if you happen to be dressed like Smudge the cat and bump into Taylor Armstrong, she will react with you for a photo op as she’s embraced the notoriety the meme has created!
Celebrities of 2019
Highest Grossing Actors (as reported by Forbes.com)
Male
- Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson – $89.4 Million
- Chris Hemsworth – $76.4 Million
- Robert Downey Jr. – $66 Million
Female
- Scarlett Johansson – $56 Million
- Sofia Vergara – $44.1 Million
- Reese Witherspoon – $35 Million
People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2019 – John Legend
Maxim Magazine’s Hot 100 World’s Sexiest Woman for 2019 – Former Miss Rhode Island, Miss USA, and 2012 Miss Universe, Olivia Culpo
Highest Grossing Movies of 2019
(as reported by The-Numbers.com)
- 10. It. Chapter 2 – 9/6/19 – $211.5 Million – over 23 Million tix sold
- 9. Joker – 10/4/19 – $333.5 Million – over 36.6 Million tix sold
- 8. Aladdin – 5/24/19 – $355.6 Million – over 39 Million tix sold
- 7. Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker – 12/20/19 – $362 Million – over 39.8 Million tix sold
- 6. Spider-Man: Far From Home – 7/2/19 – $391 Million – over 42.9 Million tix sold
- 5. Frozen II – 11/22/19 – $421.7 Million – over 46.2 Million tix sold
- 4. Captain Marvel – 3/8/19 – $426.8 Million – over 46.8 Million tix sold
- 3. Toy Story 4 – 6/21/19 – $434 Million – over 47.6 Million tix sold
- 2. The Lion King – 7/19/19 – $543.6 Million – over 59.6 Million tix sold
- 1. Avengers: End Game – 4/26/19 – $858.4 Million – over 94.2 Million tix sold
(7 of top 10, including the top 5, were Disney films)
Highest Grossing Artists of 2019
- 5. Elton John – $84 Million
- 4. The Eagles – $100 Million
- 3. Ed Sheeran – $110 Million
- 2. Kanye West – $150 Million
- 1. Taylor Swift – $185 Million
As reported by Forbes.com
Top Artists/Songs of 2019
As reported by Billboard.com
- Top Overall Artist of 2019 – Post Malone
- Top Duo/Group – Jonas Brothers
- Top Artist Female – Ariana Grande
- Top New Artist – Billie Eilish
Overall song of the year and most streamed song of 2019, based on Billboard Hot 100 chart for year…
Lil Nas X with Billy Ray Cyrus – Old Town Road
Most Requested Party Hits of the Last Decade
As tabulated by DJIntelligence.com
- 10. Ed Sheeran – Perfect
- 9. Maroon 5 – Sugar
- 8. Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
- 7. Taylor Swift – Shake It Off
- 6. Bruno Mars – Marry You
- 5. Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, and Justin Beiber – Despacito
- 4. Bruno Mars – 24K Magic
- 3. Walk The Moon – Shut Up And Dance
- 2. Justin Timberlake – Can’t Stop The Feeling!
- 1. Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
…and that was our year, and decade, in review! From all of us at the Lake 94.7, we wish all of you a safe and happy New Year. We’ll see you in 2020!
